CalL1 Inland Empire 66ers

JetHawks Even Series with 9-1 Win over Inland Empire

Published on August 2, 2018 under California League (CalL1)
Inland Empire 66ers News Release


San Bernardino, CA - The Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino fell to the Lancaster JetHawks at San Manuel Stadium 9-1 on Wednesday. Brendon Sanger had two hits including the 66ers (55-55, 22-18) lone extra-base hit with as well as a walk in his 2018 Inland Empire debut but the Sixers' pitching corps allowed a season matching high in hits allowed (15) as the JetHawks (57-53, 24-16) got a dominant start from Brandon Gold (9-6) to even the series at 1-1.

Lancaster got two runs in the first against 66ers starter Luis Madero (2-1) when Brett Boswell drilled a two-run homer, his first. The Sixers answered with two outs in the bottom of the first against Gold when Sanger ripped his double to right and David MacKinnon followed with a RBI single making it 2-1; MacKinnon joined Sanger as the only Sixers with multi-hit games. Inland Empire did not score again. The JetHawks added a run in the third and unloaded for four in the seventh and two more in the eighth. Manny Melendez finished with two doubles and a triple joining Tyler Nevin with three-hit games for Lancaster while Colton Welker knocked home three runs for the Rockies' affiliate. Welker and Wes Rogers each extended their hitting streaks to 16-games for Lancaster. Kida De La Cruz was a bright spot on the mound for the Sixers as he entered the game with one on in the fifth and got a double-play ball to end the innings. He then struck out the side in order in the sixth as he pitched 1.2 innings but only faced four batters.

The series concludes Thursday at 7:05 pm. The contest can be heard live at 66ers.com.

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